Tyrion Lannister is the youngest child of Lord Tywin Lannister and one of everybody’s favorite characters in Game of Thrones. He’s resourceful, quick witted, observant, and knowledgeable and has some of the best quotes in the show. In this post, we’ve collected 20 of his best quotes.

Quote 1

“Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.”

Quote 2

“You love your children. It’s your one redeeming quality, that and your cheekbones.”

Quote 3

“I will hurt you for this. A day will come when you think you’re safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.”

Quote 4

“All dwarves are bastards in their father’s eyes.”

Quote 5

“A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.”

Quote 6

“And go celibate? The whores would go begging from Dorne to Casterly Rock. No, I just want to stand on top of the wall and piss off the edge of the world.”

Quote 7

“I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards, and broken things.”

Quote 8

“I’m not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I’m denying its existence.”

Quote 9

“We’ve had vicious kings, and we’ve had idiot kings, but I don’t know if we’ve ever been cursed with a vicious idiot for a king!”

Quote 10

“Drinking and lust. No man can match me in these things. I am the god of tits and wine.”

Quote 11

“I’m quite good at spending money but a lifetime of outrageous wealth hasn’t taught me much about managing it.”

Quote 12

“I wish I had enough poison for the whole pack of you, I would gladly give my life to watch you all swallow it!”

Quote 13

“I’ve got every kind of filth down here except the kind I like.”

Quote 14

“You want revenge against the Lannisters? I killed my mother, Joanna Lannister, on the day I was born. I killed my father, Tywin Lannister, with a bolt to the heart. I am the greatest Lannister killer of our time.”

Quote 15

“A wise man once said the true history of the world is a history of great conversations in elegant rooms.”

Quote 16

“A long and bloody tale. To be honest I was drunk for most of it.”

Quote 17

“That’s what I do. I drink, and I know things.”

Quote 18

“It’s not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy.”

Quote 19

“Oh… I’m a monster. Perhaps you should speak to me more softly, then. Monsters are dangerous and just now kings are dying like flies.”

Quote 20

 “It’s hard to put a leash on a dog once you’ve put a crown on its head.”

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